Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-25
TIE STATE.
Tie March Report.

For the Ngrch report Of the Michigan
crops returns have been received from
l0i3 CORE sponlents repre- sentng ~
( townships. six hundr, d AMI eighty OF
these reports are from Az townships IL
the southern four tiers of counties; and
/ 1914 reports are from 10 townships in the
central counties,
In answer to the question, HAS the
ground been well covered with snow dur
ing Februaryt" eighty correspondents in
the southern four tiers of counties an ,wer
YES" aad 2lS NO. ~ correspondents
in the central counties answer Yes and
forty eight NO. and l6S correspondents
in the northern counties answer Yes
In answer 10 the question, Has wheat
during February suffered injury from
any cause:n 433 correspondents in the
southern four tiers of counties answer
Yes and 2!5 Mo- in the central coun
ties tOTty-two CorresI ondents answer
Yes and l3i NO" and in the northern
counties six answer Yes and l2i mo. -
The in Jury in the southern counties is
due to the ground having been bare or
very nearly bare, of snow during the
greater part of the month. Taking this
section Of the state as whole. q is accur-
sufficiently we'll protected during Febru
airy.
The weather since March has been no
less unfavorab.e than in February. On
nine of the first eleven DAYS of thu month
the temperature has both dropped below
and risen above the freezing point, giving
a constant success ion of freezes and thaws
Such weather can hardly fail TO injure the
wheat plant.
IA a.fi m ut gh 40 in N
counties there l. IL per cent; In the cen
trial counties IA per cent. and in the
northern counties - per cent. of the lSS6
wheat crop yet on hand.
Reports have been received of the guam
tity of wheat marketed 10y farmers dur
ing the month Of February at 2d6 eleva
tors and mills OF these 223 are in the
southern four tiers of counties, which Is
- per cent, and % are in the fifth and
sixth tiers OF counties which i - per
cent. of the whole number in these sec
tions respectively. The total number of
bushes reported marketed l. S,2H of
whica Is, 30 bushels were marketed in the
first or southern tier of counties; 10, 80
bushels In the second tier: 9l.u5} bushels
in the third tier; l52, 5Sl bushels IN the
fourth tier 44.Al4 bushels in the fifth and
sixth tiers, and >, 80 bushels in the north
ern counties. AT AZ elevators and mills.
or l6 per cent OF the whole number from
which reports have been received, there
was no wheat marketed during the month.
The total number of bushels of wheat re-
ported marketed in August September
October, November December. January
and february i 9.1N544s or about 81 per
cent of the crop OF 1876. The number of
bushels reported marketed in the same
months Of lNNj and lSs6 was 1905 90. or
% per cont. Of the crop Of ls>5 For these
month, in lS>56, reports were received
from about "a per cent, and in lSN6 from
about - per cent. of the elevators and
mills in the southern four tiers of counties
The act establishing the state weather
service provides that the director shall
furnish summary of observations month
ly TO the secretary OF state for publication
and distribution.
The report for the month OF February is
published in connection with the last re
port The service has progressed very
rapidly. and weather and temperature
signals are now displayed in l09 cities and
towns in the state, ana applications are
being filed for an increase IN this valuable
aid, replacing the daily indications fur
nished by the signal service within the
reach OF hundreds OF thousands OF the
citizen Of Michigan. Applications for in
dications should lie made TO the director.
y. b. Couger, lansing Mi IA.